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'''Harrison McAllister Randall''' (December 17, 1870 – November 10, 1969) was an American physicist whose leadership from 1915 to 1941 brought the [[University of Michigan]] to international prominence in experimental and [[theoretical physics]].

 

Randall was born in [[Burr Oak, Michigan]] on December 17, 1870. His family then moved to Ann Arbor, where he spent his formative years and most of his life. He graduated from the Ann Arbor High School (now [[Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)|Pioneer High School]]) in 1889, and then earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Michigan in 1893.<ref name=faculty-history-project>{{cite web|last1=University of Michigan|title=Harrison McAllister Randall.|url=http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/harrison-mcallister-randall|website=Faculty History Project|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref> A year later he completed a master's degree, then spent a few years teaching in high schools in [[West Bay City]] and [[Saginaw]], living with his girlfriend Ida Muma who had a degree in [[classical studies]] from Michigan.<ref name="oral-history">{{cite web|last1=Dennison|first1=David M.|last2=King|first2=W. James|title=Oral History Transcript: Dr. Harrison M. Randall|url=http://www.aip.org/history/ohilist/4840_1.html|website=American Institute of Physics|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>